Is 5 gallon bucket enough?

ICantBelieveItsNotBud

ICantBelieveItsNotBud

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I'm doing 5gallong buckets. I would say so far so good, but i have a big bug problem and a little stretching. That is irrelevant to the buckets though. To my understanding 5gallon buckets work good, but if you want to maximize your potential or get monsters, you should look into planting them into the ground(dig holes and fill with soil, etc...)
 
captain chronizzle

captain chronizzle

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i'm gonna do those $9 dollar trash cans from wal-mart. they are like 42 gallons. couple holes in the bottom for drainage, and i'm set.
 
TCurtiss

TCurtiss

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ICantBelieveItsNotBud said:
Damn i would do those, but that's a lot of soil to purchase. Is 42gallons a little overkill? Why not just go into the ground at that point? Correct me if I am wrong.
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No way you will get a bigger plant from a bigger container outdoors, providing all conditions are prime and the same

I used to use 50 gallon tote containers and who cares how much the soil costs if that is a concern you may want to find another hobby or look at the bigger picture. That extra 25 dollars of dirt is going to get you a few pounds worth of prime meds if you do it properly

Good luck
 
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loaded ganja

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hey got to home depot find the 10 gallon plastic pots that is all you need they are like 8 bucks each. then get the soil there 2 rofl dont dig your own soil you dont now what is in it. better off just buying soil you will make you money back in the final prod. trust me dont go cheap it will never work out.
 
Cali.Grown>408

Cali.Grown>408

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i pulled a hp off a 5footer in a 5gallon indoor under a 600w hps with 4other plants...5gallons is plenty big..the bigger ur pot the higher ur humidity gets after watering sooo take that into consideration cuz i grew in a closet once, had ten plants under a 1000w and they were all in 3gallon pot which were to big cuz everytime i watered the RH would go up to like 60 during flowering..ended up getting Powdery mildew
 
Spanishfly

Spanishfly

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TCurtiss said:
No way you will get a bigger plant from a bigger container outdoors, providing all conditions are prime and the same
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My experience is that you DO.

I started outside here in 5 UK gallon buckets. Got 10 ounces dried per plant, average.

Quickly moved to 11 UK gallon tubs - am getting about 18 ounces a plant, average. Best I have had from a single plant is 26 ounces dry.

Bigger the roots, the bigger the shoots.
 
CrazyBudz

CrazyBudz

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ive seen some nice size plants come out of 5 gal buckets, but i also see alot of people who use 5 gal buckets and consider transplanting half way through flower as the plants seem to outgrow the 5gal bucket..
go with as big of container as ur space allowes..look into smart pots, they are awsome..next year im using 150 gal smart pots..
 
Spanishfly

Spanishfly

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CrazyBudz said:
go with as big of container as ur space allowes..look into smart pots, they are awsome..next year im using 150 gal smart pots..
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I used a 65 gallon smartpot last year - but it was overkill - my roots did not fill it, so rather a waste - this year my girls are back in 50 litre tubs and doing well.
 
psychedelictripper

psychedelictripper

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If you don't have an ideal sunny location an in between size is the solution. That way you can easily move the plants around to get more sun. This is providing you have some privacy to do so. I was thinking of growing a few in a garden cart with lot of camouflage from hardy vines, flowers etc. You can have the greatest soil in the world but if you don't have that big fire ball in the sky shining upon your plants they will never reach their full potential. I'd go with at least 20 gallons so you have portability along with some size to let your roots relax more.
 
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